None of these things move me;
nor do I count my life dear to myself… —Acts 20:24
“This verse shows an almost
noble annoyance by Paul at being asked to consider himself. He was absolutely
indifferent to any consideration other than that of fulfilling the ministry he
had received. Our ordinary and reasonable service to God may actually compete
against our total surrender to Him. Our reasonable work is based on the
following argument which we say to ourselves, “Remember how useful you are
here, and think how much value you would be in that particular type of work.”
That attitude chooses our own judgment, instead of Jesus Christ, to be our
guide as to where we should go and where we could be used the most. Never
consider whether or not you are of use— but always consider that “you are not
your own” (1 Corinthians 6:19). You are His.”
CHAMBERS
I recently heard a quote that
describes my life .. “Touch today the tomorrow you will never see.” At first it made little sense to me until I
thought of it in terms of my life. The many
things the Lord has had me do, I was preparing the way. Plowing the field. Planting the seeds. But very seldom did I ever get to see the
harvest. It bothers me at times, just because
I wanted to know that my sacrifices were not in vain. But that thinking is self-centered not
God-centered. God wants our unqualified
obedience. Faith is about what is “hoped
for” about what is “not seen”. Our culture is concerned about getting a return
on our investments. We want to see
results. We measure, when it’s God who
has poured it out. We count when it’s
God who has brought the increase. We
take credit … when it’s God who deserves all the credit. Like Paul, we need to live life abandoned to
God. Walking in obedience … walking by
faith not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7).
Trusting Him with the tomorrow while we obediently touch today. ELGIN
“Knowing You Jesus” Graham
Kendrick
“All I once held dear, built
my life upon, All this world reveres,
and wars to own, All I once thought gain
I have counted loss, Spent and worthless
now, compared to this
Now my heart's desire is to
know you more, To be found in you and
known as yours, To possess by faith what
I could not earn, All-surpassing gift of
righteousness
Oh, to know the power of your
risen life, And to know You in Your
sufferings, To become like you in your
death, my Lord, So with you to live and
never die
Knowing you, Jesus, Knowing you, there is no greater thing, You're my all, you're the best, You're my joy, my righteousness, And I love you, Lord”
Charley Elgin
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